Locations Served

Nestled on the south side of the San Joaquin Hills, Aliso Viejo is one of the newer cities in Orange County. Aliso Viejo is home to several big businesses, including UPS, Pacific Life, Quest Software, Lennar, and Bausch and Lomb to name a few. Criminal and CPS cases coming out of Aliso Viejo are heard at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach. Aliso Viejo borders Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, and Laguna Woods.

Anaheim is arguably best known as home the world famous Disneyland. Stretching from Cypress in the west, to the Riverside County border in the easternmost part of Orange County, Anaheim is one of the most diverse cities in the area and borders 9 cities and unincorporated areas in the county. Attracting tourists from all over the world, Anaheim is also one of the oldest cities in the county, being founded in 1857, as well as the most populated city in Orange County. In addition to its large population, Anaheim boast of two professional sports teams – the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – making it the entertainment capital of Orange County.

Fullerton, California is located in North Orange County. It is home to the Cal State Fullerton and the North Justice Center. This court hears cases from the cities of Brea, Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Placentia, Stanton, and Yorba Linda.

Huntington Beach is the surf capital of Southern California. Known for its annual surfing competition, The Vans US Open of Surfing, the city attracts a variety of people from all over Southern California to its Pacific Ocean shores every summer. However, these events don’t occur without a hitch. Several years have seen observers of the contest arrested for rioting, disorderly conduct, drunk in public, DUI, theft, vandalism, resisting arrest, minor in possession, assault and battery, assault and battery on a police officer, and even gang charges.

Irvine is located in central Orange County, and is a convenient location for serving each of the state and federal criminal courts located – not only in Orange County – but also throughout Southern California. A suburb of Los Angeles, Irvine is recognized as one of the safest cities in the country. However, that does not mean that crimes do not occur in Irvine, California. Often, cases such as petty theft, drug crimes, and DUI’s occur in Irvine and are arraigned at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach, just a short drive from Ms. Johnson’s office.

Newport Beach is a coastal economic powerhouse surrounded by Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine, and Newport Coast to the south. It also contains the unincorporated town of Corona del Mar. The Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach services all crimes occurring in the city as well as crimes in south Orange County cities such as San Clemente, Dana Point, Ladera Ranch, Coto de Caza, and Mission Viejo. Although household incomes in Southern Orange County are some of the highest in the country, this makes the area a target for grand theft, robberies, burglaries, and other crimes that require top-notch criminal defense.

The city of Santa Ana, California is centrally located to Orange County. Bordering Garden Grove, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Tustin, Anaheim, and Orange, it is nearly impossible to travel through Orange County, especially via Interstate 5, without entering the city limits. The Central Justice Center is where crimes committed in Santa Ana, Orange, Villa Park, and Tustin are addressed.

Westminster, California is located east of Seal Beach and southwest of neighboring Garden Grove in Orange County. Westminster is home of the West Justice Center and is the jurisdictional court for criminal proceedings resulting from crimes occurring in Costa Mesa, Cypress, Garden Grove, Seal Beach, Stanton, Huntington Beach, Sunset Beach, Fountain Valley, and Westminster. As a young lawyer, Criminal Defense Attorney Lauren K Johnson spent many years assigned to the West Justice Center representing criminal defendants.

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